Beware fake “patches” for Firefox

STEED · 10-03-17, 07:25 AM

Beware fake “patches” for Firefox

https://www.askwoody.com/2017/beware...s-for-firefox/

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb...firefox-update

propbeanie · 10-03-17, 08:23 AM

So... is it Microsoft's fault, or FireFox's fault for allowing the pop-up? Firefox says on their website to "Avoid potentially harmful downloads in the future" as one of their "Steps" to protection...

who allows the pop-up?

- I quit using Firefox because of all of the pop-ups that get by any and all pop-up blockers when using a Windows that is fully updated - Win 8 in several instances, but also Win7. My two kids have Win10 "school" laptops, and neither is using Firefox anymore, though they were both proponents of it less than two years ago. One is using Opera now, the other is on Vivaldi, and thus far (knock on wood), no pop-ups that they don't ask for, update or otherwise. What has happened to Firefox over the last few years? If I use it on my Android tablet, it crashes instead of "blocking" pop-ups...

STEED · 10-03-17, 08:40 AM

I mainly use Opera myself on my desktop and laptop but I do have a portable firefox as well which I don't use much.

10-03-17, 07:25 AM	#1
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Beware fake “patches” for Firefox Beware fake “patches” for Firefox https://www.askwoody.com/2017/beware...s-for-firefox/ https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb...firefox-update __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

10-03-17, 08:23 AM	#2
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,098 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	So... is it Microsoft's fault, or FireFox's fault for allowing the pop-up? Firefox says on their website to "Avoid potentially harmful downloads in the future" as one of their "Steps" to protection... who allows the pop-up? - I quit using Firefox because of all of the pop-ups that get by any and all pop-up blockers when using a Windows that is fully updated - Win 8 in several instances, but also Win7. My two kids have Win10 "school" laptops, and neither is using Firefox anymore, though they were both proponents of it less than two years ago. One is using Opera now, the other is on Vivaldi, and thus far (knock on wood), no pop-ups that they don't ask for, update or otherwise. What has happened to Firefox over the last few years? If I use it on my Android tablet, it crashes instead of "blocking" pop-ups... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

10-03-17, 08:40 AM	#3
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I mainly use Opera myself on my desktop and laptop but I do have a portable firefox as well which I don't use much. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!